Monday, October 30, 2006

MOROCCO: ISLAMIST MILITANTS FLEE TO SPAIN, REPORT

Rabat, 30 Oct. (AKI) - Militants with the banned Moroccan Islamist group 'al-Adl al-Ihsan' are increasingly fleeing to Spain to survive an ongoing crackdown by Rabat's authorities, Arab daily 'al-Quds al-Arab' reported on Monday. According to the newspaper, many militants are already part of the 50,000-strong Muslim community living in the south of the country, especially in the Murcia region. The group aims to topple Morocco's monarchy and establish an Islamist state.